GIBSON - Key Persons
Amber is our sales representative for Yankton Monument Company in Yankton, South Dakota. She is proud to work for a small, family-owned business with strong Christian values.
She enjoys being a member of the local Chamber of Commerce and being involved with the community. She says that creating a beautiful monument in order to help families honor a loved one that has passed is the most rewarding work she has ever done.
She is from South Dakota, born in Yankton and grew up west of Viborg. She has lived in and around the Yankton area since 1996.
Doug lives in Baltic, SD. He has served on the Baltic City Council for 14 years and is still a member of the Planning and Zoning Committee for the city.
He is from Watertown, SD and graduated in 1973. He started his career in the monument business with Trump Memorials in Lincoln, NE while attending college. While there, he lettered and carved the monuments, as well as set them in the cemeteries.
He started with Family Memorials in March of 1987, where he also did the lettering and carving of stones and cemetery lettering.
Now, because of his extensive knowledge and experience in the monument business, he is one of our top salespeople. He covers an area that expands from Sioux Falls, SD, east to Adrian, MN, north to Marshall, MN, west to Artesian, SD, and back to Sioux Falls.
He is married to Dawn of Watertown, and they have two children: son Jason and daughter Jenni (Ryan) Nuttall and granddaughters Lydia and Lainey. He enjoys Husker football, as well as other sports. He loves attending jazz and blues concerts and being poolside at Wild Water West in the summer.
Dustin started working for Family Memorials in 2014 when he really just needed a job. He started out in the art room designing memorial stones. He then moved into the shop and learned the manufacturing/sandblasting/lettering side of things. He then worked on the setting trucks for a couple summers before moving into the Sioux Falls office.
In the Sioux Falls office, he has a variety of roles ranging from various administrative responsibilities to helping families that walk through our doors each and every day. While this is never a job he planned on having, he truly enjoys being able to help families choose memorial stones that represent and honor their loved ones.
Dustin has been married to his wife, Hezel, since 2015. They have one giant dog named Cooper, a couple of aquariums, and are currently going through the process of foster care licensure. Together, they enjoy traveling, watching St. Louis City SC Soccer, cooking, being involved with their church community, and spending time with friends and family.
Jacki lives in Leola, South Dakota (northwest of Aberdeen) with her husband Wayne. They are happy to have some of their children and grandchildren living close by as this allows them to attend many musical and sporting events.
Jody is our sales VP in our Watertown, South Dakota location.
Although the office is in Watertown, her area expands north to Summit, south to Brookings, west to Iroquois, and east to Marshall, Minnesota.
Jody is originally from Watertown and joined our team here at Family Memorials in 2009.
Katie & her family relocated to Pierre in 2023, bringing nearly a decade of small-business experience with her. Delivering on client expectations has always come first in her roles from healthcare to real estate; it's something she takes with her into each individual appointment. To Katie, there is nothing more important than family & details matter when telling your story through a monument.
Growing up in Minnesota, she moved to Sioux Falls after graduation to attend Augustana College where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Disorders. Her education continued at University of South Dakota where she earned a Master of Science degree in Occupational Therapy. Married to her husband, Ben, they spent over a decade in the Northwest corner of Iowa before moving to Pierre in 2023 with their three children. Outside of the office, the Caven family spends their time on the wrestling mat, hunting/fishing, swimming at the beach, and traveling.
Len was born, raised, and schooled in Baltimore, Maryland. He was then stationed at Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota in 1972 where he spent the next 23 years.
He was then recruited to Sioux Falls, South Dakota by a small family-owned business that had already been serving the needs of the community for over six decades. He spent many years enjoying the pleasant working atmosphere that only comes with a family-owned business. He was disappointed when a large conglomerate made the owner an offer he couldn't refuse, but as we all know, when one door closes another soon opens, and now finds himself with us at Family Memorials.
Len believes this is by far the most rewarding type of work he has done. The helpful and supportive atmosphere we have created for the families we serve makes it a pleasure to be at the office.
Len goes by the motto: "Life is wonderful, and then we go to Heaven." When he isn't working, he enjoys camping and fishing, going to local events in the area, dancing, going to concerts, spending time in the garden, or catching a movie.
Linda works out of our Watertown office and covers a large geographic area. Starting in Watertown, her area expands north to Summit, south to Brookings, west to Iroquois, and east to Marshall, Minnesota.
Linda is always able and willing to serve any family as she guides them through the process of purchasing a monument for themselves or their loved ones.
Linda started working for Family Memorials in 2010! She lives in Hayti with her husband, Ron. They have two children, Jordan and Samantha. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, volunteering, snowmobiling, and fishing.
Maria started with us in 2008 as an artist/graphic designer and is now the manager of our art department.
Mike joined the family business in 2000 doing cemetery lettering, setting, and stone carving. He is now managing our production facilities in Crooks together with his father Scott.
Tony started working at Family Memorials in 1999. He started out working in the shop and setting. He now works out of our Sioux Falls office as our sales manager.